Article HKP0 Ten years after the Samy worm its discoverer's voice is lost in the din

Ten years after the Samy worm its discoverer's voice is lost in the din

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Story ImageWade Alcorn recalls how XSS attacks went from concept to MySpace-muncher in days

It has been 10 years since Sydney security bod Wade Alcorn disclosed how cross-site scripting vulnerabilities could be weaponised, a revelation that would one week later see the proof of concept become the fastest-spreading worm ever."

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